If someone complained about the curtains I'd put up a response such as "great suggestions we will definitely be incorporating that promptly in our home".Btw, my wife and I regularly have discussion as to reno & furnishing decisions along the line of "we'd better do this or that just a bit higher end since we're renting it out".         

So I called the contractor, and he didn't even have business cards but had a estimate paper with his "logo" on it!? 

http://www.biggerpockets.com/companies/2295-charles-g-perkins-cpaCompanies are approved if they have a complete address, phone, a logo, a working website, and a submitted description that is not an ad or promo, but written in third person.

She earns a good living and has excellent credit but since she incorporated herself 2 years ago, the numbers worked against her when trying to get an approval.

But I was salary, no matter how much I worked I made the same amount, its taken almost 3 years of not being in corporate America to unlearn (and I still battle them every day) the BS ideals they preach there, and I'm certain if I had gotten into a sales roll from the beginning I could have used that combined with my work ethic to bank way more cash by the time 2017-2018 rolled around to start investing.  

Key issues for us is minding the potential for medical malpractice reaching our assets (through sufficient insurance and proper incorporation) and finding ways for me to qualify as a real estate professional to maximize our tax benefits to offset hubby's income (if possible).

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One thing you can do, other than checking for state licenses, incorporations, etc. is to check the public records to see how many mortgages are recorded in their name.  

@David Miller in the past I've never charged a acquisition or management fee for structuring a deal but I do like the idea of incorporating those fees going forward and putting them towards my equity position. 

If so, Where did you incorporate?